MI vs KXIP Live Score, IPL 2019: Gayle, Rahul give Kings XI Punjab a good start

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Overs 8: KXIP 69/0
Good start from Rahul Chahar, gave away just six runs in it.

Overs 7: KXIP 63/0. Time for first strategic time-out
13 RUNS! KL Rahul (35* off 26 balls) smashed Alzarri Joseph for a six and a four in consecutive deliveries as Kings XI Punjab accumulated 43 runs in the last three overs.

Overs 6: KXIP 50/0
End of powerplay. Jasprit Bumrah conceded seven runs in the over, including a four by KL Rahul (24* off 21 balls).

* 50 comes up for Kings XI Punjab in 5.5 overs.

BOOM! Gayle changes gears, smashes three sixes off Behrendorff. (TOI Photo)

Overs 5: KXIP 43/0
23 RUNS! 1, 6, 6, 0, 4, 6 - Chris Gayle (25* off 12 balls) smoked Jason Behrendorff with three sixes and a four in the over. Punjab scored 23 in it, after managing 20 in the first four overs. One over and it became a good start from a sedate one.

Overs 4.3: SIXES! Chris Gayle shifts gears, smashes Jason Behrendorff for back-to-back sixes. KXIP 33/0

Overs 4: KXIP 20/0
Alzarri Joseph began with a nine-run over, which included a six by KL Rahul (17*)

Overs 3.5: SIX! KL Rahul (16*) smacks Alzarri Joseph for first maximum of the match. KXIP 19/0

Overs 3: KXIP 11/0
Good recovery by Jason Behrendorff, conceded just three singles after he was hit for a four by KL Rahul (9*) off the first delivery.

Overs 2.1: FOUR! KL Rahul hits Jason Behrendorff for first boundary of the match. KXIP 8/0

Overs 2: KXIP 4/0
Another tidy over for Mumbai. Jasprit Bumrah gave away just three singles in his first over.

Over 1: KXIP 1/0
Brilliant start by Jason Behrendorff, conceded just a single in the over.

Over 0.4: 0, 0, 0, 0 - Jason Behrendorff starts with four dot balls.

Here we go....Chris Gayle and KL Rahul start the Kings XI Punjab innings. Jason Behrendorff with the ball for Mumbai Indians.

Ravichandran Ashwin: "We would have bowled first too but teams have defended well on this track. We have a forced change in our team, Mayank has not recovered from his finger injury so Karun Nair will replace him. And Hardus Viljoen also comes back in the team. He will replace Mujeeb. Spinners have struggled to bowl 8 overs on this pitch so we have added an extra seamer."

Kieron Pollard: "We will bowl first because of the dew factor. We don't think wicket will change much here at the Wankhede stadium. Rohit is fine but as a precautionary measure we have decided to give him as a rest. Siddhesh lad comes in place of Rohit. He has waited for 5 years to make his debut. Joseph was special for us in Hyderabad and it was a tough team meeting."

TOSS | Mumbai Indians stand-in skipper Kieron Pollard wins the toss, decides to field against Kings XI Punjab



Team News
MI: Only one change - Siddhesh Lad replaces his captain Rohit Sharma
KXIP: Two changes for the visitors - Karun Nair for injured Mayank Agarwal and Hardus Viljoen for Mujeeb ur Rahman

Playing XIs

Mumbai Indians: Siddhesh Lad, Quinton de Kock (w), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Krunal Pandya, Kieron Pollard (c), Hardik Pandya, Rahul Chahar, Alzarri Joseph, Jason Behrendorff, Jasprit Bumrah

Kings XI Punjab: KL Rahul (w), Chris Gayle, Karun Nair, Sarfaraz Khan, David Miller, Mandeep Singh, Ravichandran Ashwin (c), Sam Curran, Hardus Viljoen, Mohammed Shami, Ankit Rajpoot

Latest Update: Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma misses the match due to injury, Kieron Pollard will lead the home side

Here's how teams are stacked up before today's contest:

"He's such a big player and the fact that I am playing in his place raises expectations from others. Playing under such pressure will help me in the long term" - Mumbai Indians' Ishan Kishan on replacing Yuvraj Singh in the previous game

Head to Head: MI vs KXIP

Hello and welcome to the live coverage of match No. 24 of the Indian Premier League 2019 between Mumbai Indians and Kings XI Punjab at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai.